All-Heavens Game, the Strongest Player

Chapter 17 Guan Yu and Zhang Fei Attack
Meanwhile, inside Hulao Pass, Guo Liang and Lü Shengnan were analyzing who had ended the reign of the elimination king.

"Based on the information from the scouts, we can roughly deduce the whole story!" Lü Shengnan said, "Eight players from the Four Seas Guild set up a crossbow ambush in a pavilion, intending to hunt down players from the Hulao Pass faction. However, they didn't expect that Lü Bu would kill three veteran players with three arrows. Immediately afterwards, two lurking players rushed into the pavilion. One of them took down the remaining five players, plus the other lurking player's head, becoming the elimination king!"

Everything is normal when we arrive here.

Players fight each other, some strong and some weak, and it is not impossible for one person to defeat many.

In fact, if Lü Shengnan were here, she could have done even better!
Players in the game "All Heavens" have different starting points. In addition to veteran players who have run dungeons and have built-in attributes or even skills, there is another type of player, known as "basic players".

They received various forms of training from a young age.

Chinese martial arts, mounted combat, spearmanship, archery, military strategy, personnel management... In short, it's a comprehensive training program to improve survival skills in the "Tier 1 dungeon".

Even if there are no adult non-players, no matter how much training they receive, they can never compare to dungeon characters.

However, the strength that a "master" who has practiced martial arts since childhood can unleash after obtaining a professional template is absolutely unmatched by ordinary people.

Veteran player, basic player, and talented player.

These three are the opponents that need to be most careful of in the game of the heavens.

Especially for players with exceptional talent, the combination of these two traits makes them the most difficult to deal with, and Lü Shengnan and Guo Liang are both such people!
"But then, with no other players around, the elimination king was defeated!"

It's an end, not a silent demise.

That means it wasn't the natives who killed the Elimination King; someone else got his bounty!
"Although any 'Wuhou' player could theoretically do it, even some Wenhou, Guan Yu, and Ever-Victorious Generals who have gained loyal followers in a short period of time could, I still thought of that person first!"

Guo Liang did not mention names because he did not know how Chu Xiu's "clairvoyance and clairaudience" worked.

What if the intermediary mentions the other party's name?

"If you hadn't taken precautions beforehand, you would have been eliminated silently by now!" Lü Shengnan said with a solemn expression. "He's elusive and impossible to guard against. We absolutely cannot let him get away with this. We must mobilize all our forces and eliminate him immediately!"

Guo Liang nodded upon hearing this.

"If this isn't dealt with soon, it'll really become a 'big dad'!"

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Meanwhile, in Liu Bei's camp, the three brothers all had worried expressions on their faces.

"My fourth brother has gone without a trace. I'm afraid something happened to him on the way!" Liu Bei said, taking out a brocade pouch from his waist. It was left by Guo Liang before he left.

He instructed him that if he did not return, he should open the brocade pouch.

"Brother, it's time to open it, we can't wait any longer!" Guan Yu said.

Then Zhang Fei added, "Yes! If Fourth Brother has any plans, the sooner we know, the sooner we can help him complete them!"

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were quite impressed with their fourth brother.

Why did they submit to Liu Bei?

There are three points!
First, Liu Bei's martial prowess was considerable. When they first met, he even fought two opponents and suppressed them. His off-horse skills were considered among the best in the world!
Secondly, Liu Bei had exceptional vision and lofty ambitions, which suited their tastes.

Thirdly, they were members of the Han imperial family, holding a prestigious status.

Therefore, they followed him wholeheartedly.

Guo Liang possessed all three qualities: In terms of status, he was a celestial being descended to earth, his nobility beyond compare. In terms of vision, Guo Liang, who copied Zhuge Liang's later work, astonished even Liu Bei, let alone the others.

In terms of strength, before the divine power disappeared, even if Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei joined forces, they couldn't harm Guo Liang in the slightest. Naturally, this earned them their respect.

Therefore, they genuinely recognized that "fourth brother," even closer than blood brothers!

"It's time to open it!"

As Liu Bei spoke, he opened the brocade pouch and took out the note inside.

The note read: "I have everything under control on this journey, except for Chu Xiu of Cao's camp, who remains unseen. If I do not return, my three brothers, do not make a sound; simply pretend you are still waiting for news."

Just remember, if I activate my "supernatural power" a second time, my brother must immediately take action, charge into the formation, and kill Chu Xiu.

If I have not returned by sunset, nor have I activated my supernatural powers, then I have met with misfortune. My three elder brothers should flee Cao Cao's camp under cover of night and seek refuge with Gongsun Zan!

After reading the note, even with Liu Bei's composure, anger showed on his face.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei both picked up their weapons—although the note did not explicitly state it, it undoubtedly indicated that if Guo Liang had an accident, it must have been the work of Chu Xiu, whom they could not fathom!
"Fine, that bastard allied with us but secretly plotted against us. I'll make sure he gets a lot of trouble!"

Zhang Fei shouted and was about to rush out.

Guan Yu echoed, "Although the alliance is merely a temporary measure and neither side is truly sincere, and my fourth brother also intends to eliminate Chu Xiu, he has been ambushed. As his elder brother, we must avenge him no matter what!"

After saying this, he turned around and was about to leave the tent to kill Chu Xiu.

But Liu Bei reached out and grabbed the shoulders of the two men, saying, "No! Cao Cao has five thousand soldiers, two thousand of whom are fully armored and armed with iron weapons. If the three of us brothers rush over there rashly, what difference is there between us and our deaths?"

He then prepared to speak and persuade the two to calm down.

But the next moment, a feeling of sudden enlightenment came over him, and his body instantly became much lighter.

With a clearer mind, one's strength also increases.

He swallowed the words of persuasion that were already on the tip of his tongue, and instead drew his twin swords, saying, "Follow me on horseback, and let's kill that Chu Xiu!"

This was from Guo Liang's side; he received a signal through "supernatural power."

With this blessing, he was no longer afraid of Cao Cao's army!
"Haha, I knew it! Fourth Brother must still be alive!" Zhang Fei laughed heartily, brandishing his eighteen-foot spear as he charged toward Cao Cao's camp.

Guan Yu and Liu Bei also rushed forward.

There was a wooden wall twelve feet high in front of them. Normally, even an unridden horse could not jump over it, let alone a strong man who was more than two meters tall.

But surprisingly, the three of them, riding their warhorses, easily jumped over it.

This is Guo Liang's talent, called "Skill Enhancement," which allows him to choose to enhance a skill, increasing its effectiveness while adding a new effect.

When applied to the passive "troop deployment" skill, it effectively becomes a buff to friendly forces.

Essentially, like Chu Xiu, he also obtained a stronger Martial Marquis passive ability than others.

The only difference is that Chu Xiu broke free from the constraints and accomplished things that Zhuge Liang should have been able to do, but was unable to do due to the limitations of the world's level.

Guo Liang, on the other hand, passively added the attribute of "enhancing strength" to Zhuge Liang.

"The place marked by the strange celestial phenomenon is where Chu Xiu is. Second brother, third brother, follow me and charge there!"

(End of this chapter)